Citizen Science

Look to Orion and Help Measure the Darkness of Your Night Sky

[/caption] How dark are your skies? GLOBE at Night wants to know! Join the 6th annual worldwide GLOBE at Night…

13 years ago

20 Million Observations by Amateur Astronomers!

[/caption]Early into the celebration of its centennial year, observers of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) passed another…

13 years ago

Become an Exoplanet Hunter With Newest Zooniverse Citizen Science Project

[/caption] You knew it was only a matter of time until the hunt for extrasolar planets joined the Zooniverse family…

13 years ago

Galaxy Zoo Searches for Supernovae

Aside from categorizing galaxies, another component of the Galaxy Zoo project has been asking participants to identify potential supernovae (SNe).…

13 years ago

PSA: Bars Kill Galaxies

[/caption]Many spiral galaxies are known to harbor bars. Not the sort in which liquor is served as a social lubricant,…

13 years ago

New Galaxy Zoo Project Crowd-sources Old Climate Data

The newest citizen science project from the Galaxy Zoo team lets the public travel back in time and join the…

14 years ago

Follow-up Studies on June 3rd Jupiter Impact

[/caption] Poor Jupiter just can't seem to catch a break. Ever since 1994, when our largest planet was hit by…

14 years ago

Tumbling Boulders Leave Trails on the Moon

[/caption] There's probably a great story in this image, if only someone was there to witness it as it happened!…

14 years ago

New Citizen Science Opportunity: Solar Storm Watch

[/caption] Sun-worshiper alert! Now you can have the chance to help scientists spot and track solar storms and be involved…

14 years ago

New Amazing Mars Flyover Videos

Doug Ellison from UnmannedSpaceflight.com has done it again... and again... and again. Here are new Mars flyover videos Doug has…

14 years ago